Hebrews 8:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. ”

Hebrews 8:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old - That is, the use of the word “new” implies that the one which it was to supersede was “old.” New and old stand in contradistinction...
Hebrews 8:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(8) In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away. (8) The conclusion: Therefore by the later and the new, the firs...
Hebrews 8:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The promises associated with the old covenant are described in the classical passage of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 31:31-34 ), which is now quoted at length. But attention is first called to the fact that a...
Hebrews 8:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

made... old . Greek. palaioo. See Hebrews 1:11 . decayeth . Same as "made old". waxeth old . Greek. gerasko. Only here and John 21:18 . ready . near. vanish away . vanishing. Greek. a...
Hebrews 8:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. In that he saith, A new, etc. From the fact of one covenant being established, he infers the subversion of the other; and by calling it the old covenant, he assumes that it was to be...
Hebrews 8:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

In that he saith, A new covenant , he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. He hath made the first old - That is: He has considered it as antiqua...
Hebrews 8:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He hath made the first old.— St. Paul in another place calls the Jewish ceremonial law weak and beggarly elements; and, ch. Hebrews 7:18 of this epistle, he says, There is a disannulling of th...
Hebrews 8:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. He - God. Made the first old (at the time of speaking the pro...
Hebrews 8:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The High Priest of the Heavenly Sanctuary and the Fulfilment of Jeremiah's Prophecy Christ, as Melchizedek-High-Priest, has a higher ministry than the Levitical priesthood, because He ministers in...
Hebrews 8:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In that he saith... — Rather, In saying “new” He hath made the first old: now that which groweth old and is failing for age is nigh unto vanishing away. The very language of the prophet contains...
Hebrews 8:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

The Mediator of the New Covenant Hebrews 8:1-13 Such a High Priest , Hebrews 8:1-6 . He sits because His work is finished so far as His sacrifice is concerned. His place is at God's right ha...
Hebrews 8:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having established the fact of the superiority of Christ, the argument now proceeds to deal with the superiority of the relationships consequent thereupon. The central verity is set forth in the word...
Hebrews 8:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. (8) For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will...
Hebrews 8:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

In that he saith a new covenant ,.... In the above prophecy, Hebrews 8:8 he hath made the first old ; this naturally follows from hence; if the second is new, the first must be old; which is cal...
Hebrews 8:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

In that he saith, A new covenant , he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. Ver. 13. He hath made the first old ] He hath antiquated and abol...
Hebrews 8:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In that he saith, A new covenant In that he expresses himself in this manner; he hath made the first old He hath manifested it to be old, or he hath shown that it is disannulled and out of date....
Hebrews 8:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

"Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: we have such an High Priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens: a minister of the sanctuary, and of the...
Hebrews 8:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Old and New Covenant. A. D. 62. 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by...
Hebrews 8:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old: the inference from what was before said, Hebrews 8:8 , (in the Lord's saying this by the prophet Jeremiah, that he would make a new...
Hebrews 8:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 8:7 . Faultless. —Not merely “free from defect,” but “incomplete,” unable fully to meet man’s case. The old system was complete enough for its limited spher...
Hebrews 8:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 8:6-13 The Blessings of the New Covenant. I. The blessings of the New Covenant are all based upon the forgiveness of sin. God promises to put His laws into our minds, and write them upon...
Hebrews 8:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 8:7-13 . For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, w...
Hebrews 8:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 8:1 . Of the things which we have spoken, this is the sum. Paul here recapitulates, for so the grandeur of his arguments required, and he does not do it in a dry and barren manner, but wit...
Hebrews 8:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE HIGH PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST FULFILS THE SYMBOLISM OF THE AARONIC , AND IS ALONE AN ETERNAL REALITY . Christ's heavenly priesthood, shown above to be...
Hebrews 8:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The proof that Christ's ministry has fully replaced that of the Levitical priesthood:
Hebrews 8:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 13:8 ; 2 Corinthians 5:17 ; Hebrews 7:11 ; Hebrews 7:12 ; Hebrews 7:18 ; Hebrews 7:19 ; Hebrews 8:8 ; Hebrews 9:10 ; Hebrews 9:9 ; Isaiah 51:6 ; Matthew 24:35
Hebrews 8:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Our Great High Priest Hebrews 7:1-28 and Hebrews 8:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Christ was God's Priest after the order of Melchisedec. "The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a Priest...
Hebrews 8:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In saying, A new covenant, he hath antiquated the first — Hath shown that it is disannulled, and out of date. Now that which is antiquated is ready to vanish away — As it did quickly after, when th...

Hebrews 8:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hebrews 8:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hebrews 8:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hebrews 8:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hebrews 8:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 8:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hebrews 8:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Hebrews 8:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 8:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 8:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 8:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Hebrews 8:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hebrews 8:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 8:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Hebrews 8:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes